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What the Fathers say
Western Saints
Augustine of Hippo
"And my tongue shall speak of Your righteousness, and of Your praise all the day long." And whose tongue endures to speak the praise of God all the day long? See now I have made a discourse something longer; you are wearied. Who endures to praise God all the day long? I will suggest a remedy, whereby you may praise God all the day long if you will. Whatever you do, do well, and you have praised God. When you sing an hymn, you praise God, but what does your tongue, unless your heart also praise Him? …
Thomas Aquinas
"But my tongue also." Here he shows that he himself is also a partaker of this joy; as if to say: not only do those who have joy, but I too am a partaker of the joy of the saints. And of this he sets forth two things. First, he sets forth interior meditation. Second, he sets forth interior praise. He says therefore, as to the first, "But my tongue also shall meditate on your justice." But against this: to meditate does not pertain to the tongue but to the heart. And there is a threefold response. …
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